{"product_id":"unions-in-court-9780774835381","title":"Unions in Court","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the turn of the twenty-first century, Canadian unions have scored a number of important Supreme Court victories, securing constitutional rights to picket, bargain collectively, and strike. But how did the labour movement, historically hostile to judicial intervention in labour relations, come to embrace legal activism as a first line of defense as opposed to a last resort? \u003cem\u003eUnions in Court\u003c\/em\u003e documents the evolution of the Canadian labour movement's engagement with the Charter, demonstrating how and why labour has adopted a controversial, Charter-based legal strategy to challenge and change legislation that restricts union rights. This book's in-depth examination of constitutional labour rights will have critical implications for labour movements as well as activists in other fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Larry Savage and Charles Smith in \u003cem\u003eUnions in Court: Organized Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms\u003c\/em\u003e provide a lively and illuminating account of the evolution of Canadian labour law[…]\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Braham Dabscheck * Industrial Relations \/ Relations industrielles *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnions in Court\u003c\/em\u003e is a key account of a vital piece of Canadian history and is a must-read for anyone involved in labour law. It should find its way into public, academic, courthouse, and government libraries, and, of course, the collection of any private firm with a labour department. -- Ken Fox, Reference Librarian, Law Society of Saskatchewan Library * Canadian Law Library Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Law, Workers, and Courts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Labour Rights in the Pre-Charter Era\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Disorganized Labour and the Charter of Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Canadian Labour and the First Era of Charter Challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 A Legal Response to Neoliberalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Possibilities and Limitations of Constitutional Labour Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 A New Era of Constitutional Labour Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Which Way Forward?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; References; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404936913239,"sku":"9780774835381","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774835381.jpg?v=1730488116","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unions-in-court-9780774835381","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}